Named event or history
Orange County’s backcountry uprising against courthouse corruption, from Maddock’s Mill to the Hillsborough riot and the 1771 executions.
“After the Regulators were defeated at Alamance, May 16, 1771, six of their number were hanged, 1/4 mile east, June 19, 1771.”
State historical marker: G-23: Regulators Hanged
73 works in the index name this event.
What it was and why it mattered
Newspapers, photographs, and records of the time
Organizations that keep the county’s own knowledge
Works across North Carolina libraries and archives whose catalog description names this event. Each links to the institution that holds or provides it.
More to discover
The Friends connects people with new library materials, local writers and publishers, and resources documenting Orange County.
